Ross Stores, Inc. (ROST) stock

ROSTNasdaqRetail-Family Clothing StoresFiscal year ends February 1

Financials through Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Aug 1, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Sep 1, 2026Score 18/3097% above fair value

$231.68−5.56 (-2.34%)

Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $74.01BP/E 28.0Yield 0.70%

Ross Stores statistics

113 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.

Important dates

Next earnings: Nov 19, 2026 (estimated, after the close)
Last ex-dividend date: Sep 8, 2026
Fundamentals through: Aug 1, 2026
Share price as of: Nov 13, 2026

Valuation ratiosIndustry

Market Cap: $74.01B; $345.30M
Enterprise Value: $70.74B; $294.93M
PE Ratio: 28.05; 16.66
PS Ratio: 3.02; 0.37
PB Ratio: 10.98; 1.97
P/TBV Ratio: 10.98; 2.42
P/FCF Ratio: 26.53; 10.87
P/OCF Ratio: 20.22; 7.71

Enterprise valuationIndustry

EV / Sales: 2.89; 0.39
EV / EBITDA: 18.09; 6.83
EV / EBIT: 20.99; 9.13
EV / FCF: 25.35; 8.38

Share statisticsIndustry

Shares Outstanding: 319M; 34M
Shares Change (YoY): -1.83%; -0.33%
Shares Change (QoQ): -0.43%; -0.35%
Float: 313M; 26M
Shares Held by Insiders: 2.11%; 25.6%
Shares Held by Institutions: 94.0%; 73.4%

Short sellingIndustry

Short Interest: 9M; –
Short Interest Change: -8.41%; -2.12%
Short % of Float: 2.86%; 11.5%
Short % of Shares Outstanding: 2.80%; 6.88%
Days to Cover: 4.70; 6.20

Stock price statisticsIndustry

52-Week High: $257.00; –
52-Week Low: $157.73; –
20-Day Moving Average: $234.46; –
50-Day Moving Average: $231.64; –
200-Day Moving Average: $224.76; –
Average True Range (14): $6.88; –
Price Change (1 Week): 0.26%; -0.56%
Price Change (1 Month): -1.34%; -5.06%
Price Change (3 Months): -1.53%; -0.64%
Price Change (6 Months): 8.90%; -0.19%
Price Change (YTD): 28.6%; -14.5%
Price Change (1 Year): 42.3%; 2.99%
Price Change (3 Years): 85.6%; 16.5%
Price Change (5 Years): 100.6%; -50.1%
Price Change (10 Years): 264.3%; -36.8%
Average Volume (10 Days): 2M; –
Average Volume (20 Days): 2M; –
Average Volume (90 Days): 2M; –
Relative Volume: 0.79; 0.73
Relative Strength Index (14): 47.9; 45.9
Volatility (1 Year): 27.7%; 64.0%
Beta (5 Years): 0.89; 1.14

MarginsIndustry

Gross Margin: 29.7%; 39.1%
Operating Margin: 13.7%; 2.82%
Pretax Margin: 14.3%; 3.48%
Profit Margin: 10.8%; 2.42%
EBITDA Margin: 16.0%; 5.75%
FCF Margin: 11.4%; 5.27%

Returns on capitalIndustry

Return on Equity (ROE): 42.6%; 19.6%
Return on Assets (ROA): 17.4%; 3.26%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC): 74.4%; 8.82%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE): 30.4%; 7.39%

Financial positionIndustry

Current Ratio: 1.61; 1.53
Quick Ratio: 0.93; 0.47
Debt / Equity: 0.15; 0.21
Debt / EBITDA: 0.26; 0.31
Debt / FCF: 0.37; 0.58
Net Debt / EBITDA: -0.84; -0.33

GrowthIndustry

Revenue Growth (YoY): 14.0%; 4.17%
Net Income Growth (YoY): 28.9%; 21.7%
EPS Growth (YoY): 31.3%; 24.2%
FCF Growth (YoY): 66.2%; 65.2%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR): 6.76%; -1.11%
Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR): 12.7%; 5.30%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR): 14.7%; -6.90%
EPS Growth (5Y CAGR): 94.1%; 27.7%

EfficiencyIndustry

Asset Turnover: 1.61; 1.41
Inventory Turnover: 6.05; 3.76
Revenue Per Employee: $220.83K; $189.55K
Profits Per Employee: $23.96K; $11.45K
Employee Count: 111,000; 7,250
WACC: 9.51%; 10.4%

Income statement (TTM)Industry

Revenue: $24.51B; $1.14B
Gross Profit: $7.27B; $511.92M
Operating Income: $3.37B; $20.29M
Pretax Income: $3.50B; $45.82M
Net Income: $2.66B; $24.33M
EBITDA: $3.91B; $56.56M
EPS (Diluted): $8.26; $0.88

Balance sheetIndustry

Cash & Short-Term Investments: $4.29B; $77.98M
Total Debt: $1.02B; $17.83M
Net Cash (Debt): $3.27B; $59.04M
Net Cash Per Share: $10.23; $2.84
Equity (Book Value): $6.74B; $490.91M
Book Value Per Share: $21.11; $10.89
Tangible Book Value: $6.74B; $490.91M
Working Capital: $2.99B; $146.16M

Cash flow (TTM)Industry

Operating Cash Flow: $3.66B; $82.94M
Capital Expenditures: -$870.39M; -$36.07M
Free Cash Flow: $2.79B; $66.55M
FCF Per Share: $8.73; $2.05

Dividends and yieldsIndustry

Earnings Yield: 3.59%; 5.19%
FCF Yield: 3.77%; 8.73%
Dividend Yield: 0.70%; 2.72%
Buyback Yield: 1.57%; 1.66%
Shareholder Yield: 2.27%; 3.13%
Dividend Per Share: $1.62; $0.63
Dividend Growth (YoY): 10.2%; 10.1%
Years of Dividend Growth: 5; 1
Payout Ratio: 20.6%; 32.1%
FCF Payout Ratio: 19.7%; 26.0%

Taxes and interestIndustry

Income Tax: $843.83M; $19.46M
Effective Tax Rate: 24.1%; 24.6%

Scores and fair valueIndustry

Graham Number: $62.63; $30.44
Graham Upside: -73.0%; -30.2%
Altman Z-Score: 7.73; 2.60
Piotroski F-Score: 6; 6
Beneish M-Score: -2.49; -2.59
Lynch Fair Value: $206.50; –
Lynch Upside: -10.9%; 51.6%

Total return vs. the S&P 500

Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.

Period	ROST	S&P 500	Difference	ROST per year	S&P 500 per year
1 month	+2.7%	-3.0%	+5.7 pts
3 months	-5.2%	-2.8%	−2.5 pts
Year to date	+29.4%	+11.5%	+17.9 pts
1 year	+44.4%	+13.5%	+30.9 pts
3 years	+95.0%	+77.7%	+17.3 pts	+24.9%	+21.1%
5 years	+111.9%	+72.6%	+39.2 pts	+16.2%	+11.5%
10 years	+301.2%	+308.2%	−6.9 pts	+14.9%	+15.1%

Short interest

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.

9M ROST shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 8.4% from the previous report, or 2.86% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 4.7 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 48.7% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.

Settlement date	Shares short	Change	Avg. daily volume	Days to cover
Oct 30, 2026	8,957,374	-8.4%	1,905,645	4.7
Oct 15, 2026	9,780,314	-3.9%	2,109,532	4.6
Sep 30, 2026	10,181,362	+7.4%	2,026,336	5.0
Sep 15, 2026	9,481,106	+10.9%	1,793,110	5.3
Aug 31, 2026	8,548,588	-8.5%	3,412,173	2.5
Aug 14, 2026	9,342,522	-4.1%	1,964,990	4.8
Jul 31, 2026	9,738,039	-5.1%	2,183,035	4.5
Jul 15, 2026	10,265,464	-4.8%	2,397,707	4.3
Jun 30, 2026	10,781,855	+0.7%	4,155,703	2.6
Jun 15, 2026	10,706,118	+27.4%	2,922,801	3.7
May 29, 2026	8,400,998	+11.8%	4,314,941	1.9
May 15, 2026	7,517,564	+6.9%	2,815,912	2.7